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March 13, 2017
To: The Honorable Mayor Woodard
Members of the Board of Trustees
Village of Cayuga Heights
Re: Report of the Police Department for February, 2017
In the month of February the police department received 405 calls for service. In addition to these calls 74 uniform traffic
tickets were issued and 11 parking violations were cited. A breakdown of the calls for service is as follows:
There were no Felony complaints received.
2 Penal Law Misdemeanor complaints were handled, 1 for Fraud and 1 for Larceny. The Fraud complaint was reported by
a resident who stated that charges had been applied to their credit card by an unknown subject without their authorization.
No monetary loss had occurred as the bank removing the charges from the complainant’s account. The larceny complaint
consisted of a resident stating his unsecured vehicle had been entered in the overnight hours and money was reported
missing.
2 vehicle and traffic stops led to 2 misdemeanor charges of Suspended Registration.
1 Incidents for a Penal Law Drug Violation was handled. During a vehicle stop a subject was found to be in possession of
marijuana. The subject was issued an appearance ticket for Unlawful Possession of Marijuana.
1 Local Law violations was received for Dog Control. It was reported by an anonymous subject that there was a loose
dog in the area that was barking. Upon officer arrival the dog was found to be in a fenced in yard and was not barking.
3 Motor vehicle accidents were investigated.
There were no incidents reported involving deer.
1 Incident involved a person taken into custody under Mental Hygiene Laws was handled. After an investigation of a
domestic incident, a subject was taken to the hospital and turned over to medical staff under the MHL 9.41 law.
In summary, 4 persons were arrested and the following 4 charges were filed: 2-Driving with a Suspended Registration, 1-
Unlawful Possession of Marijuana, and 1- Mental Hygiene Law 9.41.
Over the course of this month police department members took part in the following trainings and events: On February
24th CHPD received the 2017 Small Agency of the Year Award from Tompkins County STOP DWI, while Officer
Brandon Manheim received the DWI Officer of the Year Award.
The full time officers worked a total of 52.5 hours of overtime and the part time officers worked a total of 157 hours.
Sincerely,
Chief James Steinmetz